Clothes-hook



A. B. CLAFLIN.

CLOTHES HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 9. 1919.

Patented May 11, 1920 ZJ-vwewhn aw. Ode M r I Mug:

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ALBERT'B. CLAFLI-N, OF TOLEDO, OREGON;

CLOTHES-HOOK.

Specification of LetterS-Batent.

Patented May 11, 1920.

Application filed December 9, 1919. Serial No; 343,669."

The primary object of the inventionistha provision-of an attachmentof'this-icharacter,

wherein the-clothes or hat llOOlilS: construct,

ed with a clamp which permitst'he mounting" thereofupon an automobiletop bow or upon the standard of saiditop, sothatartmlessof clothing or ahat can be. hBllIlTlIlthGhOOli,

without possibility of the detachment of the:

articlesof clothing or the hat by the force of wind during the travel ofthe automob1le,.

the hook being of novel construction, ,so: that articles of clothing ora hat can be conven iently andeasily hungthereon.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an attachment ofthis character, wherein the same can be'readily fastened in theautomobile and adjusted when the occasion requires.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an attachment ofthis character, wherein the hook constituting the hanger for thearticles of clothing or a hat is of novel construction to assure a firmhold thereon without the possibility of the accidental detachment orremoval of said clothing or hat. v

A still further object of the invention is the provision of anattachment of this character, which is extremely simple in construction,thoroughly reliable and eflicient in its purpose, strong, durable andinexpensive to manufacture, 1 With these and other objects in view, theinvention consists in the features of construction, combination andarrangement. of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claimshereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the top bowof an automobile, showing the attachment in the form of the clothes orhat hook constructed in accordance with the invention applied thereto.

Fig; 2 is a vertical-sectional view through thebow with the hookapplied, the said hoolr beingxpantly in section. w Similar referencecharactersindicateconre sponding parts throughout the several views inthe drawings;

7 Referringto the drawing in: detail A designatesa portion of'the -bowof an auto mobile top, the same: being shown-to merely" illustrate theapplication of the-clothes or hat hook or hanger B hereinafter fullydescribed. I

The clothes or hat hook B comprisesiapair: of clamping members 5- and' 6respectively which are in the form of jaws: adapted to embrace the bowA, the member 5 be'ingf formed-with a flat shank 7 and=likewise:the.member 6-is formedwith' a flat shankS, the: shank 7 being. relativelylonger" than the shank 8 andis formed'withalateralbendjor" big-ht 9shaped into a stationary hook- 10,,

theinnerside of said hook 10'being formed with v a substantiallyrectangular: shaped:

opening: 11 throughwhich ispassed theilever end 12 of a movable hook 13which cooper ates with the hook 10 for the engagement of clothes or ahat thereby.

The lever 12 at an intermediate point thereof is formed with a pintlesleeve 14 through which is passed a pintle 15, the same being alsoengaged in the inner side of the hook 10 for the pivotal mounting of ihelever 12 which has acting thereon near its free end a coiled expansionspring 16 which bears against the inner side of the hook l0 and thisspring functions to hold the hook 13 closed relative to the stationaryhook 10, the adjacent meeting ends of said hooks l0 and 13 being formedwith outturned nibs or cars 17 which are adapted to abut each other whenthe said hook 13 is in closed position relative to the hook 10 of theattachment. The spring 16 is held against displacement from between theinner side of the hook 10 and the lever 12 through the medium ofretaining lugs 18 formed on the outer side of said hook 10 and the innerface of the lever 12 as is clearly shown in the drawings.

The shank 7 has formed therein a transverse slot'19, while the shank 8is formed with a reduced'tongue 20 at right angles thereto which engagesin said slot ,19 to prevent relative displacement of the jaws formed bythe members 5 and 6 in a direction longitudinally relative to saidshank,

the said shanks 7 and 8 being also formed with suitable registeringholes accomrn0- dating a clamping bolt 21 which carries a winged nut 22and in this manner the jaws constituted by the members 5 and 6 can besecurely clamped to the bow A of the automobile top or to any otherstationary support on which the attachment is to be mounted for thecarrying of articles of clothing or a hat, which are. engaged in thehooks l0 and 13, the latter hook 13 being manually operated to open thesame for the introduction of the articles of clothing or a hat-at theoption of the user.

From the foregoing it is thought'that the construction'and manner of useof the attachment will be clearly understood and therefore a moreextended explanation has been omitted. 7

What I claim is: 1. An attachment of the character describedcomprising-a pair of jaw members having shanks of diiferent lengthrelative to through, and outturned to each other, one of the shanksbeing engaged with the other shank, means engaged in the shank fordrawing the jaw members into position for clamping engagement with apart, a stationary hook on the longer shank, a spring held movable hookpivoted in the stationary hook and cooperating therewith, the saidstationary hook being formed with an opening through which is passed oneend portion of the movable hook, a pivot engaged in the opening and withthe portion. of the movable hook passed therethrough.

.3. An attachment of the character described comprising a pair of jawmembers having shanks of dilferent length relative to each other, one ofthe shanks being en gaged with'the other shank, means engaged in theshank for. drawing the jaw members into position for clamping engagementwith a part, a stationary hook on the longer shank, a spring heldmovable hook pivoted in the stationary hook and cooperating therewith,the said stationary hook being formed with an opening through which ispassed one end portion of the movable hook, a pivot engaged in theopening and with the portion of the movable hook passed thereabuttingends on said hooks.

In testimony whereof, I afiix'i ny signature hereto.

ALBERT B. CLAFLIN.

